Ting here reporting live from the heart of techno turbulence. Beijing bites US China tech war updates. Strap in listeners because these past two weeks have fired off everything from midnight cyber breaches to policy curveballs. Think of it as Silicon Valley meets Jason Bourne, but throw in a dash of Baidu under wall of tariffs for flavor. First to the cyberfront Salt Typhoon. If you haven't heard that code name,
you might want to check your phone bill. FBI cyberchief Cynthia Kasa revealed Salt Typhoon, a hacking group linked to China's Ministry of State Security infiltrated US telecom networks, vacuuming up millions of call records across eighty countries. Imagine your personal texts being archived in an East Beijing bunker. Chilling right. The breach hit not just telecom giants like Verizon and T Mobile, but also US military networks, with Homeland Security
reporting covert access for nearly a year. The IMPACT's so wide you'd need an Excel spreadsheet with extra columns just to list the compromised sectors telecom, finance, energy, even US National Guard data the FBI is offering a ten million dollar bounty, so listeners, if you know any Salt Typhoon agents, now's the time to cash in. Just when defenders thought
they could catch their breath, cyber chaos goes global. Last week, the cybersecurity community flagged to supply chain attack in Taiwan using hijacked sogujuyan I e M servers delivering espionage malware write into government laptops. Even more sci fi AI powered ransomware prompt Lock, debuted in late August, unleashing attacks built with large language models. If you're running critical infrastructure, now's
a good time to panic. Poll. Of course, over to policy, the Biden White House acts chip export waivers for Samsun and s k Heinix, the last pipeline for U S Tech into Chinese fabs that means third of global memory chip production in China is now at risk of stalled upgrades. Both Samsung and s k Heinex shares noseedived. American officials call it plugging a strategic loophole. Korean execs call it
an existential migraine. The move is aimed squarely at slowing China's push for AI supremacy and advanced semiconductors, and it worked. In Nvidia's China sales of H two chips evaporated to zero dollars this quarter versus five dollars point five b last. These export herbs are pushing Beijing into DIY mode. Witness Ali Barber launching its own AI chip and clocking a twenty six percent surge in cloud revenue. Local rivals like Cambra Kahn went from side gig to full hustle, reporting
a four thousand, three hundred percent revenue spike. Wall Street is watching the d couple with popcorn in one hand and spreadsheets in the other. Tariffs You bet Trump's team extended the Section three hundred and one exclusions for Chinese imports, but the clock's ticking. Meanwhile, Chinese firms scramble to set up warehouses in America, dodging tariffs and keeping the fast
fashion machine alive. Both sides are playing four D chess, us, pushing Mexico for higher Chinese import duties, China countering with ever boulder homegrown tech. The expert consensus us controls are supercharging China's innovation, ironically narrowing the gap. Beaiging's AI plus policy is showering R and D cash and domestic titans are learning to monetize AI in cloud faster than their US counterparts. Everyone's asking, is it catch up or leap frog?
The next move might answer that forecast. Expect more targeted export restrictions, smarter cyber offensives, and in arms race in LM powered malware. US tech leads on innovation, but China is catching up, propelled by a billion user market, relentless hackers, and strategic grit. Thanks for tuning in. Make sure to subscribe so you don't miss the next bite. This has been a quiet please production. For more check out quiet Please dot ai